The Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl collectively averaged 22.6M viewers, according to Nielsen data.
Its also the best audience for a non-NFL sporting event since 2018.
This game also went down to the wire, peaking at 24.5M viewers.
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Thats the most-watched lineup since the 2018 postseason.
Michigan and Washington will fight for the national title on January 8 at 7:30 p.m.
